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Provedor de dados: | 86
País: | Brazil
Título: | Molecular biology of baculovirus and its use in biological control in Brazil
Autores: | Castro,Maria Elita Batista de; Souza,Marlinda Lobo de; Sihler,William; Rodrigues,Júlio Carlyle Macedo; Ribeiro,Bergmann Morais.
Data: | 1999-10-01
Ano: | 1999
Palavras-chave: | Nucleopolyhedrovirus; AgNPV; Anticarsia gemmatalis; Baculovirus replication; Gene expression; Viral insecticide.
Resumo: | Baculoviruses are insect viruses found mainly in Lepidoptera. The family Baculoviridae is taxonomically divided in two genera, Nucleopolyhedrovirus and Granulovirus, which differ by occlusion body morphology. NPVs (Nucleopolyhedroviruses) have polyhedrical inclusion bodies (PIBs) containing multiple viral particles, while GVs (Granuloviruses) appear to be generally single particles occluded in oval shaped occlusion bodies. During the life cycle, two different viral progenies are produced: BV (Budded Virus) and PDV (Polyhedra Derived Virus), which are essential for the infectious process and virus propagation in host cells. Baculoviruses are being used for pest control and they are especially safe due to their specificity and invertebrate-restricted host range. Baculoviruses have been used as vectors for high level protein expression ofheterologous genes from prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Also, recombinant DNA techniques have allowed the production of genetically modified viral insecticides. This study is a review on the taxonomy, structure, replication and molecular biology of baculoviruses, as well as their use as bioinsecticides in Brazil.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X1999001000001

Editor:

Embrapa Secretaria de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento

Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira

Relação: | 10.1590/S0100-204X1999001000001
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira  v.34 n.10 1999
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess